The Greencastle Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 2 January 1897 — Page 8
The Holidays Are Past,
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KOAOADALE. Jesse Young is at home from the south. MissBettie Akers, of Indianapolis, spent Xmas with her parents. John F. Higgins and family, ot New Maysville, visited here last Friday. Mrs. Webb Talbott, of Crawfordsville, is the guest of Mrs. A. fi. Conk. Rev. Fowler occupied thd pulpit at the Presbyteriau church last Sunday morning and Rev.Ashley at the l lirist-
ian.
Arthur Taylor and family, oflndianapolis, are spending the week with relatives. The Xmas entertainment at the hull was a suecess. T K Smith is in Cincinnati buying goods. Leland Priest and Miss Allie Williams, of Greencastle, were married at the home of the bride last Tuesday morning. Tom (irider and family,of Fincastle, spent Sunday at John Couchman’s. Mrs. Minnie Edwards is visiting Mrs. James Randel at Greencastle. W. D. Barnes and wife were called to Lebanon Tuesday, to attend the funeral of the latter’s brother, Capt.} Brown. John Bridges and family, of Fincastle, and Dr. Batman and family, of Lebanon spent Xmas with Dr. and Mrs. Harris. Miss Sylvia Wood, of Indianapolis, is visiting C J Wood and family. Marsh Dodd and wife and Tazewell Dodd and son have gone to Texas. Mary Boyd is spending a few days with her sister. Nora, at Indianapolis.
more, are spending the holidays at home. Mis-os Blanche Osborn and Ota Showalter spent Sunday with Hester Gose, also Mr Bert Randel. Jimmie Watts, of Putnamville, is here visiting bis sister, Mrs Ed Her-
bert.
Oliver Renfro cleared a piece of ground for Charlie Reel.
high and containing three rooms, with three doors and three windows.
Henry Fletcher bought corn from J G. Lewis this week.
w a EATON. TimotheusCox and J L Henry jourin Hendricks county last week in search of Plymouth rock chickens. Mrs Elizabeth Booker and Hal ve Henderson took dinner with TimotheusCox on last Sunday. Miss Amanda Stringer who lias been out in the sucker state all summer returned to spend the holidays in Hoosierdom. M A loggers is cutting and hauling his walnut logs to market. Milt says times are mighty close just at present. A F Fields lias sold two pair of blood hound pups, one pair goes to the north part of the state and the other pair to southern Illinois; he received $50 per
pair.
John T Dean who has been ailing for some time is no better and has become almost helpless, Wm Brady our venerable huxter of the town of Barnard is laid up with the rheumatics. Geo. Fields and wife visited the latter's parents near Alamo duringpholi-
days.
It is reported that there are a few Cuban patriots in this vicinity who declare their readiness to immigrate to that island and literally blow the Spaniards off the same; we even notice that the Democrat seems to be in favor of recognizing the independence of that isle of tobacco and sugar cane. Our idea is to let the Cubans Spaniards tight it out-TT- ~ T
HARRr HOELOW. William Fritts is on the sick list and very poorly at this time. Frank Danbury has gone to Illinois to visit his daughter Mrs. Noah Downing. The revival services at Lena M. E. church are l>eing conducted in an orderly and spirited manner eleven additions at this writing. .Miss Etta Hill of Greencastle spent ’ Christmas with friends in these parts. ; Nc ah Carpenter is home for a two v. C' ks vacation he calls on his best girl every day. Virgil Trout, of Vigo county spent Christmas at Wm. Fritts’. Alice Williams, of Greencastle, is spending the holidays with her parents. Elmer O'Neal of Vigo county is spending the holidays with friends. Ask Bert Thomas what he said when he went into his school house last Monday morning and found that vandals had been there during the vacation, and tore some seats loo. c from the Hoor, which caused some extra work. On Dee, a.trd. at the home of the bride’s parents at Cloverland, Thomas Danbury and Mary McBride stood up for better or worse, and the officiating clergyman started them forth on the sea of matrimony. They are w«-ll known and respected by every one. And we all hope their voyage through life will be a pleasant one. They will be at home to their friends on a farm j one mile east of Lena. Xerxes.
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To call at the l>e»t eipiipped Optical Office in the county,where you will receive courteous attention and get the lowes; prices, we fully guaranteeing every pair of specta- r cles fitted. Any change in lenses within a year made without any extra charge. ► Give Us a Caff, at Same Old Stand, ttoiw, f
FINUASTL.E.
Christmas passed off quietly here this year, there was a tree at the U. V. church a large crowd attended and a well tilled tree with presents;cleared
| $15.60.
Andy Guilliams and wife of Ladoga,
are visiting at this place.
Clay Cooper and wife were called to Morton Monday by serious illness of
his father.
Mr. John Bridges and family visited at her parents at Roaehdale this week Mr Brackenridge ofMonon, is visit-
ing Miss Lila Harvey.
Charlie Bridges has been confined to the house since last Thursday with lagrippe and an abscess in his head. Miss Renia Stanley is visiting her
PLEASANT GARDEN. Visitors this week are Misses Tunie Cromwell and Zora Pierson, of Indianapolis, at C N Cromwell’s; Misses Nellie and Leslie Vickers, of Brazil, at E Girton’s; Miss Lou Wilson and sister, of Limedale, at John Walden’s; Mrs Ella McElroy, of Terre Haute, at A D Chew’s, Mrs Lizzie Hamrick, of Clinton Falls, at Ed Herbert’s. Mrs Mollie Williamson was called to Harristown, 111, by the illness of her
daughter.
Those spending Christmas away from home were: Mrs Wm Shoppell at Quincy; Henry McElroy at Terre Haute; Edgar Jobe at Brazil; Frank Plant at Terre Haute; Florence Cromwell at St Louis; Grace Cromwell at Indianapolis; Belle Combs at Indianapolis; Nathe Hert at Brazil; Enoch Pick-
ett at Terre Haute.
Paterson Cromwell has the cage ready and has gone to St Louis to se-
cure the bird. He will return with her uncle ilt
New Year's eve, the infair dinner will Misses Brothers and Stultz were be at J Q Cromwell’s on New Year, visitors at Thomas Harvey’s on Sun-
We wish them a long and happy life. 1 d a >’-
J L Penley received a fine demo- Joe Paris and wife of GoldSmith, cratic boy for an Xmas present. , Ind., spent Xmas with her mother
Ella Zane received an elegant plant 1 lloma8 ^PORTLAND mills as an Xmas present. Master Roscoe Pope while out hunt-1 George stewart and family spent All the teachers attended the asso- illK ' u ' l ic ^‘ ml ‘ V 8,101 a ,lole t!lrou £* 1 ,118 ; the tlrst part of the week with relaoiation at 1 lreenca< tie la u \ e< k. j tives near Barnard. Lawrence Johnson is the boss horse j tarbdtton branch. Hogs are still dying hereabouts jockey of this place; if you have any- Santa ClaU8 paid h is usual visit to ! with the cholera.
CAHI’ENTERSVIIjLE. Xmas with its joys and sorrows has j come and gone and the new year is up on us so let us all as correspondents try to do more for the advancement of the paper we represent, in the future than we have in the past, wishing the editor has spent a happy Xmas and will enjoy a prosperous new year. The M E folks gave' an Xmas tree Xmas night’ we Jdid not learn the amount of proceeds. Omar Baker, formerly of this place, now in business in Indianapolis is spending a few days here with old
friends.
Mr Hutching and wife of Indianftp. olis are here visiting their son C L
Hutching.
Mr Williamson and wife are in the city visiting their son and family. Aunt Ellen Singleton of Bainbrldge, Mr and Miss Carpenter of Roaehdale,
and I Miss Clare Anderson and Jesse Ford
and wife took Xmas dinner with B B
Cline and family.
Wm Cline and Miss Clare Anderson attended the McFerran-Allen wedding
reception last week.
Ora Newton and Miss Lillie Dobbs were married last Thursday, accept
our best wishes.
Miss Nannie Patton is spending vacation here with relatives and friends. Walter (’lino and Miss Mattie Single ton of Bainbridge and Mr and Mrs Ford of Roaehdale, attended the marriage ot thoir cousin in Hendricks county which occurred Wednesday Dec 50 at 3:30 o’clock, the contracting parties were Miss Josephine;Hall and
Oil Flinn.
We are having an epidemic of whooping cough in our town and vicinity. T D Young and sons were called to Lebanon Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mr Young’s father-in-law, John Brown. Deceased formerly lived here where he had many warm friends who will be ’grieved to learn of his
death.
Remember we are making a specialty of
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thing to trade just let Larnie know | thifJ neighborhood last week. We wish about it. ! the Democrat and all its readers a The Xmas entertainment here was a happy, prosperous New Year,
success; there was a large attendance and everybody enjoyed themselves.
Blanche Osborn received a tine ring j yj rti j H c a lla han , who is muc h worse
lor Xmas. j at wr j t j n g_
Clarence Skelton was married at • The Wi ii ing Workers met with Mrs Brazil on Xmas day. Hattie Singleton on Mud Lane, last
Leu Calloway spent Sunday with his
folks near Brick Chapel.
Miss Nora Procter is very ill with
Bert Callahan and family of Indian-! heart di8fcfl8e and 8 P illal nffectiou, hut | apolis are at the bedside of his mother is H0,ne bettcr at th,H writ,n K-
J K Harbison had a horse severely cut on a wire fence and Dr E D Ball
one badly kicked last week.
Clyde Ball and Elmer Smith caught
Homer Walden and James Gose ate 1 Wednesday. Turkey was served and ! 19 rabbitts Saturday with ferretts,
turkey dinner at Wm Boling’s on
Xmas.
James T Collier spent Xmas at Poland. Jimmie stdl goes down the
track.
Edgar Jobe is getting to be a swift fellow with the girls. Pete Sellers, of Greencastle, seems to have some attraction north of here. A'so does Paul Mercer, of Hamricks. Frank Baumunk and Sam Hathaway went to the Greencastle pond to 6kate last Sunday. Ross Baumunk, of Saline, is visiting ai. Peter Baumunk's. The Iteelsville boys would sooner lose $1,000 than lose Johnnie Harris. Misses Hester Gose and Emma Herbert, who are teaching school at Fill-
all enjoyed a splendid dinner. Thomas Williamson and family of 5
near Brick Chapel, were Sunday vis- j
itors at L C Priests’.
Orville Collins resumed school duties at Yapville on Monday.
bring the rabbits home alive. For two weeks our town has been
very quiet.
Charles Smith and wife will make their home for the winter in Mrs.
Cook’s house.
James Ogles of Forest, Ind,has been at wddow Firestones.''’^'''^ ‘ h ° niC
visiting relatives in this neighborhood Rev J f Legg of Logansport, will
John Hanks and wife of forest Hill, conduct a week.s meeting here com* ate W bite Holland turkey with J N mencing Monday night. Rev Legg is
Miller's on Christmas day.
Chas Hoffman and wife spent the holidays with relatives at Mooresville. Albert Priest and wife have moved from Bainbridge to the widow Wilson
farm.
Jasper Miller has erected a new hen-
A dinner was served at the church, to all present. Jim Hamilton commenced teaching , writing at the school house Monday night. He has several to teach. Miss Sophia Alexander of Indianap- j olis, spent the holidays here. Clay Sturgeon. Finas and Wal Cox I are in Sikestown, Mo. They went three weeks ago. Mrs Mollie Cook will leave Saturday for Kentucky to spend the winter. Clay Badger was in Greencastle Saturday. School commenced Monday after only two days vacation. OUR EXCHANGES
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